About Montgomery P. Berry
Lived 1824 – 1898 (aged 73–74). Montgomery P. Berry was an American politician and prison warden.
Montgomery Pike Berry ( — December 28, 1898) was a collector of customs for the United States Department of the Treasury. From June 14, 1877, to August 13, 1877, he was the highest-ranking federal official in the Department of Alaska, making him the de facto governor of the territory.
Berry was born in Kentucky, and served in the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War, rising to the rank of Major. He was also sheriff of Grant County, Oregon and Superintendent of the Oregon State Penitentiary before President Ulysses S. Grant appointed him as collector of customs in March 1874. He lived in Sitka, Alaska until his death.
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American politician
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Montgomery P. Berry was born in 1824.
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Montgomery P. Berry died in 1898.
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Montgomery P. Berry was a politician and prison warden.
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Montgomery P. Berry was American.
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